Russian hackers sponsoring cyber-crime competitions
Researchers have uncovered a new cybercriminal trend where Russian hackers are running contests on cybercriminal forums, such as Exploit and […]
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Human Error Not Cybersecurity is Leading GDPR Data Breach Trend
Human error is the main data breach trend under the new GDPR regime not cybersecurity incidents according the Irish Data […]
Google tells facial recognition startup Clearview AI to stop scraping photos
Following Twitter, Google and YouTube have become the latest companies to send a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, the startup […]
Welfare surveillance system violates human rights, Dutch court rules
A Dutch court has ordered the immediate halt of an automated surveillance system for detecting welfare fraud because it violates […]
Teens have figured out how to mess with Instagram’s tracking algorithm
Teenagers are using group accounts to flood Instagram with random user data that can’t be tied to a single person. If […]
Clearview AI Slammed With New Lawsuit Over ‘Faceprint’
The start-up Clearview AI, which reportedly sells faceprint databases to police departments, is now facing a second potential class-action lawsuit. […]
European parliament says it will not use facial recognition tech
Statement comes after leaked memo on use of technology in security provoked outcry The European parliament has insisted it has […]
Tinder’s handling of user data is now under GDPR probe in Europe
Dating app Tinder is the latest tech service to find itself under formal investigation in Europe over how it handles […]
Irish DPA investigates Google’s processing of location data
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) – Irelands data protection authority -, in its role as Lead Supervisory Authority for Google, […]
Researchers Find ‘Anonymized’ Data Is Even Less Anonymous Than We Thought
Corporations love to pretend that ‘anonymization’ of the data they collect protects consumers. Studies keep showing that’s not really true. […]
Hackers are hijacking smart building access systems to launch DDoS attacks
More than 2,300 building access systems can be hijacked due to a severe vulnerability left without a fix. Hackers are […]
Hiding in plain sight: activists don camouflage to beat Met surveillance
Privacy campaigners bid to beat police facial recognition plans by wearing ‘dazzle’ makeup. Wearing makeup has long been seen as […]